Perspective of Clarity

We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!

1 Corinthians 13:12

I used to love going exploring.  Once when wandering through the woods, I happened upon an old cabin that was extremely old, and extremely unoccupied (except for the spiders and that not-so-nice swarm of flying bugs).  I wanted to see inside yet couldn't because the porch roof had collapsed and blocked the door.  However, there was one window I could just barely reach.  Trying as hard as I could, the window was just so dirty that I couldn't make out what was inside. (I did, however, come back the next day with Windex and paper towels.  Cleaned the window and saw the cabin was just a big empty room).

Now that I have reached the point in life where my arms are too short for me to read with any accuracy, I have succumbed to having to wear reading glasses.  I am learning, though, the importance of keeping the lenses free from finger prints, the dog's nose prints, and just general grime.  Having to clean them every time I actually want to see what I'm reading can be a bit tiresome, but the result is that my perspective has changed because I can see with clarity.

Think about this: As we toddle through life, bumping into the walls and other such obstacles, it's usually because we're trying to hurry through without having the perspective of clarity.  Hmmm....  Perspective of Clarity!  What a novel way to travel!

Now....consider the Perspective of Clarity when God allows us to see just the next step He has set for us to take.  We, being stubborn and defiant, don't like the direction He has made clear for us, so we try another path and end up bumbling about like a giant bumbling blind thing.  God gives us the Perspective of Clarity.  True, sometimes we have to ask Him to point us in the right direction and sometimes we have to wait until He has gotten us ready for that next step.  But isn't that much easier and much less painful than trying to blunder our way through?

If you need to see the next step, ask God for the Perspective of Clarity!